If you ever comment on public Facebook posts, I’ve got a couple of responses for you to be wary of. Some of them will be fairly harmless: you’ll probably either get people agreeing with you, or occasionally someone who’s looking for an argument, but they’re fairly easy to ignore (which is definitely what I would advise).
But every so often, you’ll get a response that might seem fairly legitimate, but is actually a bit more nefarious under the surface. The most common one I’m talking about is when someone replies with something along the lines of:
“Hi Bob, I’m really very impressed with your profile and personality. I also admire your good sense of humour on here. I don’t normally write in the comments section, but I’d like to be your friend…”
This might not be the exact script that they use, but it’s the general gist. Basically someone you’ve never met before, asking to be your Facebook friend. But in reality they’re romance scammers playing the long con, hoping to cheat you out of your money.
So even if someone seems perfectly nice, I’d be wary of accepting friend requests from anyone you don’t recognise or don’t have any connection to. Better safe than sorry!